Mwidimi Ndosi
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Mwidimi Ndosi
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Associate Prof | UWE Bristol | Health Outcomes | Health Education | Rheumatology Nursing | EiC Rheumatology Advances in Practice

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7764-3173
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New Joint Statement on artificial intelligence #AI in evidence synthesis. From Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, JBI & CEE

🧠 Human accountability remains paramount
🤖 AI tools require expert oversight
📊 Transparency & methodological rigour are non-negotiable

More: doi.org/10.1002/1465...
Position statement on artificial intelligence (AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 | Cochrane Library
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Pain and fatigue are among the most disabling symptoms in systemic #sclerosis.

New randomised controlled trila shows that a 12-week personalised, supervised exercise programme can ease pain, fatigue, and other symptoms of systemic sclerosis.

rmdopen.bmj.com/content/11/4...
High-intensity interval and resistance training programme improves pain and fatigue outcomes in people with systemic sclerosis: a European multicentre randomised controlled trial
Background Pain and fatigue are among the most debilitating symptoms of systemic sclerosis (SSc), severely impairing quality of life (QoL). Pharmacological management is often inadequate, and evidence...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
New Joint Statement on artificial intelligence #AI in evidence synthesis. From Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, JBI & CEE

🧠 Human accountability remains paramount
🤖 AI tools require expert oversight
📊 Transparency & methodological rigour are non-negotiable

More: doi.org/10.1002/1465...
Position statement on artificial intelligence (AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 | Cochrane Library
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Mwidimi Ndosi
When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.

Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.

In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
What if the biggest barrier to early #arthritis treatment is not access to care but knowing when to ask for help?

🇩🇰 New Danish study shows how #education relates to how quickly people seek medical help.

We need health education and advocacy built into every health system. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...
Redirecting
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November 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
How do health professionals in Kazakhstan use social media? 🇰🇿

📱 98% adoption
🎓 82% use it for learning
📹 YouTube & Instagram dominate
😰 75% feel overwhelmed
💡 99% want training on professional social media use

Full paper 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Social media landscape: a cross-sectional survey of health professionals - Rheumatology International
Social networks are widely used in the healthcare system for education, research, and professional networking. However, its adoption and impact in Central Asia, particularly among medical professional...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nurse-led care in #inflammatory #arthritis is expanding across Europe. New study from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 confirms how much patients value it

Majority of patients on bDMARDs were trained to self-inject by a nurse. They highly valued nurse-led #education and psychological support.

🔗 doi.org/10.3390/heal...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New #scoping review of 137 reviews across 47 conditions shows oral 💊 #glucocorticoids are widely used across numerous specialities.

Our collaborative research aims to explore how they affect quality of life and how to minimise harms.

Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1002/pds....
Mapping Use of High Dose or Long‐Term Oral Glucocorticoids and Steroid‐Sparing Strategies in Adults With Chronic Conditions: A Rapid Scoping Review of Reviews
Purpose Oral glucocorticoids (OGCs) have a broad range of uses and are effective in treating numerous conditions. However, it is commonly acknowledged that OGCs at high doses or over long periods ha...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚫New RCT highlights what not to do in clinical practice. Using a fancy HandScan to guide therapy was less effective than standard care.

🔍The study also revealed high non-adherence highlighting real-world challenges of rigid treat-to-target protocols.

@rheumjnl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/rap/...
HandScan criteria versus ACR/EULAR Boolean remission as treatment target in early rheumatoid arthritis: results of a randomized controlled trial
AbstractObjectives. The HandScan is a novel method to quickly and objectively quantify RA disease activity using optical spectral transmission in hands and
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October 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Reposted by Mwidimi Ndosi
#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...
Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time
More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Looking to connect with the leading community for health professionals in European rheumatology?

The EULAR HPR network offers an unparalleled opportunity to grow your professional network, access education and play an active role in advancing rheumatology care.

More: www.eular.org/eular-hpr-co...
October 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
AI and NLP analysed >8,400 patient-written free-text symptom descriptions.

Clinically relevant patterns helped distinguish #osteoarthritis, #fibromyalgia and immune-mediated rheumatic diseases.

This may reduce misdiagnosis and support earlier triage.

@rheumjnl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/rap/...
Let’s ask the patient: disease prediction based on patients’ symptom descriptions in free text
AbstractObjective. This study evaluates the value self-reported free-text symptom descriptions for supporting diagnostic decisions in osteoarthritis (OA),
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September 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Mwidimi Ndosi
Join the 6th EULAR Postgraduate Course Health Professionals in Rheumatology 2026, focusing on the management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

📅6-7 February 2026
📍Amsterdam, Netherlands
🔔Registration deadline: 7 December 2025
Register here: https://pulse.ly/phcts9mmby

#eularEDUCATION
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
UK adults with #fibromyalgia! Your experiences are needed for a PhD study on personalized care. Take our survey here 🔗 go.uwe.ac.uk/FMSPHD
September 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
SURGE Workforce Partnership want to set research priorities for the same day and urgent care workforce.

If you are a patient, carer, staff or public in the UK 🇬🇧 your views are important, please take part in a survey, workshop or WhatsApp.

Link surgeworkforce.uk/priority-set...
Welcome to the project page for the same day and urgent care workforce priority setting partnership  | SURGE Workforce Partnership
surgeworkforce.uk
August 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Message for the weekend warrior #runners

➡️ Sudden long runs increase #injury risk
➡️ Increase distance gradually to let your body adapt
➡️ Observe the 10% rule outlined in the study

A study of 5,200+ runners @runsafe.bsky.social @aarhusuniint.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1136/bjsp...
How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study
Objectives We explored whether a spike in running distance during a single session or over 1 week, compared with the preceding period, was associated with increased risk of running-related overuse inj...
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August 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Reposted by Mwidimi Ndosi
Worth a read 📙book excerpt of
#ScienceUnderSiege
American Scientist .org

By @michaelemann.bsky.social
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social

This has policy ideas; maybe consider to legislate?

@repamandahj.bsky.social
@reprickhansen.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In an era where #vaccine safety is questioned...

A large Danish study >1.2M children shows vaccines with aluminium do not increases the risk of neurodevelopmental conditions.

In fact, risks for autism and ADHD were reduced, which is reassuring for parents and clinicians.

🔗 doi.org/10.7326/ANNA...
Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
Background: Aluminum is used as an adjuvant in nonlive vaccines administered in early childhood. Concerns persist about potential associations between vaccination with aluminum-adsorbed vaccines and i...
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August 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The measles surge continues: 674 cases in England since Jan 2025.

Hotspots are in London, North West and East England (highest rates in Hackney, Bristol and Salford).

Measles is vaccine-preventable. Closing immunity gaps is our best defence.

ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/vaccine-prev...
Measles | UKHSA data dashboard
Overall summary of Measles in circulation within the UK
ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk
August 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Monitoring disease activity is a cornerstone of good care in #rheumatoid #arthritis it relies on clinical assessments that don’t fully reflect patients’ experience

@picklestim.bsky.social have refined a 12-item patient reported measure to do the job.

@rheumjnl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/rheu...
Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity: Rasch measurement theory to identify items and domains
AbstractObjectives. Disease activity (DA) monitoring is a standard of care in RA. There is demand for achieving this through patient-reported outcome measu
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July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Programmes that help people with chronic conditions stay in work are essential.

The most successful ones are:
✅Personalised
✅Offered early
✅Empowering, not overwhelming
✅Built on true collaboration b/n individuals, employers and health professionals

@rheumjnl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/rap/...
WORKWELL process evaluation: qualitative data analyses of the participant interviews at 12- and 36-month follow-ups
AbstractObjectives. This study aimed to qualitatively examine the delivery of the WORKWELL trial, a job retention vocational rehabilitation (JRVR) programm
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July 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Reposted by Mwidimi Ndosi
Writing an impact case study for the UK Research Excellence Framework? Make it easy to read (short sentences, no hard words), and oversimplify the causal links. (Don't shoot the messenger - not my circus).

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014 - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014
www.nature.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Universities must prioritise culturally competent mental health support, safe racism reporting and ensure equitable access to resources

New study highlights the impact of racial trauma and structural inequality on students' wellbeing

Nkasi Stoll @tandfresearch.bsky.socialdoi.org/10.1080/1361...
July 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🥘 Switching from a traditional #African Heritage Diet (AHD) to a Western diet increases inflammation and disrupts immunity.

🌱 Switching back to AHD or drinking fermented banana beer #Mbege has anti-inflammatory benefits.

Protect indigenous diets #RCT #Kilimanjaro doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Immune and metabolic effects of African heritage diets versus Western diets in men: a randomized controlled trial - Nature Medicine
A randomized crossover trial showed that transition to a Western diet resulted in pro-inflammatory changes, whereas transition to an African heritage diet rich in fruits and vegetables, legumes and fe...
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July 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM